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I remember hearing about this, I'm not gonna lie. I definitely (wanted) this but I was like nope! I can't spend $500 on an NES! I went with the AVS and haven't looked back, it's been great for me personally.
I’ve got both and I have to say I stopped using the AVS because of how difficult it is to get carts out - I’m scared I’ll break a rare. Much prefer NT mini for that alone.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu And what is the issue? You can just sell this and get an AVS. Although i don't see why you would be unhappy having this. It has a lot more choices and things you can do compared to the AVS.
I’ve ordered one of these well cause I’m crazy and I love the NES, but I have a retroUSB AVS, while it has less features to tinker with, it’ still displays NES games amazingly crisp and colourful on a big HD tv and all games have played flawlessly for me. So if you missed out on this, get an AVS is does the job just as well for under half the price.
They should have remolded the NES slot to have the protruding bump of the one on the top-loader, which was designed that way specifically to prevent wobble. I'll stick to my viletim NESRGB frontloader.
If you're looking for an FPGA solution for the NES, the RetroUSB AVS is the smarter choice. I've had mine for about a year now, it's an excellent NES experience at a reasonable price. I have the EverDrive N8 and 8bitdo's 2.4 ghz NES controller, I don't even bother with emulators anymore since I bought this combo.
I have both, and I prefer my modded famicom. Tbf i got mine for the jailbreak, but really not happy with the cart slots.... glad I wasnt planning on using it for nes, lol
Would LOVE one, but hard to swallow the price, and frankly I've sold my Analogue systems in favor of the MiSTer. Their business practices as of late have been disappointing. Especially the way they handled the Pocket pre-orders. Glad you finally got yours, though, and hope you enjoy it. Good video, as always.
Honestly I'm happy with the MiSTer, cheaper, shoved it into an arcade stick, plays every system I want. Analogue systems are pretty, but the cost and that shipping!
@Madlittlepixel I would be bothered about that cart slot as well. I’m surprised they didn’t add a bezel around it to balance the cart out when inserted so they don’t wobble. Otherwise that is a stellar machine.
I got mine and I love it! Cartridge slot doesn’t bother me. Just put the game in and play it. Don’t wiggle it around. I can understand though if you start losing saves and other wonky stuff starts happening that can be a bummer. But it’s more options to play NES, and more options is good for everybody!
You have to email them... They didn't sent crap to me until I complained about it, then they respond. When I asked in May where my system was, they told me it's pushed back to Nov and used covid as the excuse. Then halfway through November nothing until I sent another email. The next day, I get a shipping confirmation.
love your videos bro, very informative, you definitely know your stuff with retro gaming, I just managed to secure a super nt and nt mini noir v2, cannot wait to get them!
The Noir was on sale for weeks, after the initial pre orders closed they reopened them again for a couple of weeks. They honestly weren’t difficult to get hold of. They didn’t sell out in nanoseconds like the Pocket.
@@TheBroz I was notified when they went up, and when I went to order they were sold out. I also was never notified that they got more stock in. I also missed out on the pocket.
I have both the Mega SG and the Super NT and they are two of the best products I’ve ever bought since I started playing video games. I don’t have an NT Mini and the cartridge slot certainly seems to be an issue... but I can’t think of any other issues with their products in the past like this. The only instance that comes to mind is when they found a potential issue with their Mega SG GG cart adapters and sent every single person a new one for free. Hard to complain about that
Analogue has stated multiple times. The NES slot is made to accommodate all the bootleg NES carts. That’s why it has wiggle room to keep form damaging the carts. I prefer just rocking Famicom carts and have my NES library rom copied (jail broke) on my nt mini noir.
Actually it doesn't exist. Every time I've tried to buy anything from Analogue they've been permanently sold out. I don't think that they actually sell anything.
It looks beautiful, the picture, the system, but for 500 bucks that cartridge slot should have been perfect, I wouldn’t keep it like that not for 500 bucks.
That cartridge slot is a huge deal. The chance of losing saves due to it is absolutely not acceptable. Comes to something when a cheap Hyperkin clone does a better job in that particular way. As an NES machine it just wouldn't be worth the money anyway though. The RetroUSB AVS is a really nice system that is a great price and is still getting updates. The cartridge slot is really good on it as well. For NES graphics 720p Vs 1080p will make little diffence and most of the settings missing don't matter in the slightest. I'm pleased a didn't buy the Noir. I would have said it's worth it for being jailbroken but the Mister is a thing.
The cart slot on the AVS is a death grip though. The floppy slot Ron speaks of is because there's some unlicensed and modern carts that won't fit otherwise. If the slot was more snug then people would complain about that as well. I have the V1 Nt mini, Noir and an AVS, it's really not an issue at all for me. 1080p looks significantly better on a 1080p TV than 720p. If you have a 4k tv and a good scaling solution then the 720p may look comparable at that point. But on a 1080p there's no comparison.
@@nyastclair8174 My AVS doesn't have a death grip at all. It's just about perfect. It's a secure fit but nothing mad. Having the cart moving like Ron has pointed out is a huge deal and the slot should be designed for original carts like cheap unlicensed carts. I'm sure 1080p is an improvement over 720p but it's not by very much especially with a good TV that upscales 720p well.
emailed customer services today,my preorder is coming in a week or so.have gave them some money this year.preordered the pocket aswell and no doubt the duo next year.definitely getting the hu card adapter for the pocket.that will be quality.
I was initially interested in this, but I'm glad I missed out on this one. That floppy cart slot is unacceptable on a premium device. Also kinda weird that the power button is on the back. I'll stick with my AVS with the power button on top.
You can turn on the Nt mini with the controller. The slot is floppy because it's meant to fit every unlicensed and modern released games. I've never had an issue losing saves. Just make sure the cart is clean and completely plugged in and don't let a toddler play with the console itself. The games will work perfectly every time.
the cartridge is only being held in one axis. Thats fine. Just look at a PC with PCI-E cards....if you dont screw these down, they also wobble around. But the case of the nt mini is not as high as a PC case is wide. So there is no problem....just misunderstanding what has improved. Thats the contacts of the slot itself.
I used my stimulus money to buy this... Which was the Silver one. I guess the original?? And the cartridge slot is what annoyed me. But i dont seem to have that issue with the Famicom Slot... It may be a pain in the but to get NES carts to work several tries but when it runs it looks beautiful... Some bass to it too like WOW!! I see myself playing famicom carts more honestly. Like i love the Castlevania 3 Famicom version i own it and never looked back!! The audio is WAY better than the US copy...
I have the AVS I'm perfectly happy with it, only thing I wish it could do was be jailbroken like the Analogue systems so I wouldn't need to buy a flashcart. But overall I think it's an amazing system. It also looks like an NES to me, even if it's slightly different. So while some may think it looks a little ugly, I like the look. As for this? I never dug the design of it, it just doesn't look like a game console meant for the NES. But I'm sure it's even more amazing than the AVS...$300 more? Not a chance. I could get two AVS's and share the fun with someone else! lol I do wish they'd come out with a plastic version that's around the same price point as their other systems though. I might be more willing to try it out. But as is, this just isn't worth that ridiculous price tag.
I have the original NT mini. I can confirm the floppy nes slot and it you slightly touch the cartridge while it’s on the game will crash. I ordered the noir solely because of the “perfected nes slot”. Disappointed to see it’s still floppy, but if the pins remain in contact and the game doesn’t crash due to the slightest movement I guess that’s an improvement.
Sorry to tell you the Noir has the exact same issue. Barley touch it and it crashes. I have a hard time getting it to read games that work perfectly fine in a real NES with clean pins. I have to use Game Genie to make games work because the PCB is really thick. Game Genie is the only way I can get a stable connection. It wiped my 20 year old Dragon Warrior saves because the connection was so poor.
I got a shipping email and this thing is on the way to me after 10 months. I then get a text message 2 hours later saying I need to pay £200 import fees to ship this thing to the UK. I bought all other analogue consoles (except the pocket lol) and was expecting import fees but this seems excessive. So I spent $500 on the console, $50 on shipping, $270 on import fees. $820 for a NES. I’m going to have to Chuck this thing on eBay to try and get some of my money back on this thing after waiting a year for it. Awesome.
Wow that is ridiculous. Why is the fees so high? Over 50% of the value of the item just doesn't seem rite, I've no clue how those things work for the UK but that sounds like you are being robbed. I don't blame you for wanting to post for sale to recoup your money, that's nuts.
Ok signed up to twitter to find out what is going on and apparently everyone from Europe is getting charged the exact same amount. I don’t know why people rate these products so much. I only buy them because I can’t be bothered setting up a mister, guess it’s time to jump on that wagon.
Pretty sure the point of the x ray is to basically know exactly where the edge of picture is on the screen. Helps when making custom scaling so you know the absolute limit of the pixels.
I had plenty of time to order it. I backed out while starting the preorder because 500$ was too much. I have an AVS, Super NT, and Mega SG. Life is good. I signed that petition mostly so other peeps could get it.
@@MrPotteeMouf Doesn't matter there's loads on ebay for 500 + p&p @ buy it now or best offer. Nobody wants one because it's now in direct competition with the PS5 everyone would rather have that instead
With prices into account, do you guys think doing an RGB mod for my NES (with my upscaler) or going with the Retrousb AVS is the smarter move? The AVS has a Famicom slot but getting an adapter isn't a big deal. Just not quite sure which I'd prefer.
I personally think scanlines look bad on a digital display, doesn't make me feel like I am playing on any CRT I had back in the day. And if I play these games on the little CRT that I currently have they don't look anything like these games do with a scanlines filter. But meh.. whatever people wanna do.
How much does a floppy slot really matter though? Unless you have a toddler who keeps playing with it while it’s on. I’ve never had an issue on my ol Nt mini. Just beautiful looking Nes games :D
Ok deleted my last comment as I have been messing with this thing alot more. Another issue I have found other than the floppy nes cart syndrome is loose controller ports.Don't know if you have the same issues but the ports on mine are way too loose. My original controllers slide in and out way too easily. It seems the ports don't hold the controllers in firm enough. This so far has only happened with a few original controllers I've had but not the wireless controller dongle.
About the cartridge slot: A metal cartridge slot makes zero sense for soft plastic cartridges. In my opinion it was smart of analogue to allow more space so you don’t scrape your carts. Inevitably, It’ll make even more sense do you just have a plastic console. I currently own the Noir and the AVS. If I had to choose, even if they cost the same, I’d stick with the AVS. It’s just a better fit for real life.
They stated the reason for the way this slot is was for different sized carts... What carts have that much of a variance in thickness to an original licensed cart?
@@Madlittlepixel I know of none. But I remember the "scandal" of the original NTs with carts that were scraped and peeled. Analogue had to send plastic cart slot liners to anyone requesting them. A loosey-goosey cart slot (that will barely be used, let's face it) is a better look than a cheese grater for collectors.
Cnc aluminum cases like this are very expensive to produce. They could easily drop the price $200 by switching to injection moulding. If they kept the design simpler and made it just hdmi this could easily be a $200 console.
well for starters the nt mini jailbreak has the same genesis core as the mega sg, so you're getting both anyways (plus a tons of other systems). And by the time you buy an AVS and a mega sg you won't have much money left for games anyways
@@MrSuperlollo Super NT was $500 (now closer to $1000) minus shipping, no games. I feel like the value in the Mega SG (still available for $190) and the AVS (still available for $185) goes with out saying. I get if you have the duckets and want a barely noticeable quality upgrade for, at the time, 2.5x the price. Sure.
@@bones2323232323 well tbh for 499 + 1 shipping fee you get nes, genesis, all the other cores with both hdmi and analog outputs. Avs and mega sg are 375 and 2 shipping fees and you only get hdmi out. Sure you can get analog out with 99$ for the mega sg but the avs will only be hdmi. And you get 1080p vs 720p and tons more customization options. I get it, it’s expensive and it’s not for everyone, but it still looks like a good deal to me if you want to play nes and genesis. Obviously talking about msrp, not scalper prices
This is really a luxury console, pretty odd they overlooked the floppy slot. I get everything I need out of an rgb modded famicom turbo twin and an everdrive. Best value at this point is probably running a Mister setup. Same compatability and features and community supported.
I own The Genesis and SNES Analogue and I can't understand why they don't just make a plastic NES version. This aluminum CNC machine routed thing is unnecessary. Maybe they will make it sometime.
My super nt is floppy too. I have to put paper in the slot if i dont want my games to freeze if i breath on it. Sometimes i just use the retron hd 2 cause i have a cat. One time it fell on the floor and donky kong country was still playing.
i got a avs n i am very plzed..i seen a guy on analogues Facebook page state that u cant tell the diffrence between 720p avs n the 1080p nt mini ..u need too do a avs vs nt mini comparsion..
BTW I believe CopyNES Mini isn’t working yet. I’ve brought it up to Smoke Monster and hopefully he passes it along to the programmer (whoever that is 😬). Hopefully it’s just the instructions that are off and we don’t have to wait till they patch the Jailbreak software
I wish Analogue would just get their act together and start doing open preorders, and bring back stock for the super NT. I got the Mega SG and I love it, but I would never buy their NT Mini with the RetroUSB AVS being a thing. Since its FPGA based and does the job for much less. If I had payed the price they wanted for this, I would expect them to be fixing that NES cartridge slot. That is not acceptable for the price.
Yoooooooooo i had one on PO and I pulled back too much for it!! I hav the snes / sega ones and they are dope 200 I can do but 500 naaaaa too much ! I also hav the avs nes it’s really good I will jus use that!! ✌🏻
Unacceptable price when there's so many options not to mention I'm not a fan of the artificial scarcity and eBay scalping this company promotes. FPGA can be had for much less than these guys sell the nt for via MiStEr or even a base de10 nano with no other add-ons is only 130 bucks. The NT is totally a Niche product for collectors tryinna flex their wallets.
If they released a "normal" NES FPGA clone, I'd go all in. I already have an AVS, but the extras when the system is jailbroken would be worth it. But $500 for a shell that doesn't do anything important and a bunch of output options I'll never use doesn't seem like something I'm interested in.
The original Nt Mini has the same wobble. It's annoying to see in a premium product, but it's never been an issue for me. If I was playing more with original carts and that wobble corrupted my saves even once then I'd probably be pretty upset.
^^I have both the Noir and the original NT Mini ,I disagree with your statement on the “wobble “for the original..The original Mini has a “death grip “cart slot for the NTSC cart slot ..
@@nesking3115 I have both as well. Your carts don't wobble back and fourth in the original Nt Mini? Or do you just mean that moving the cart back and fourth doesn't cause disruptions like on the Noir?
I have no idea what would compel someone to spend $500 on this. The echo chamber Analogue fans are in is incredible. Props to the company for figuring out how to get these people’s money.
@@WWammyy I think that’s the reality here. Every single one of these device’s availability is absurdly constrained. Analogue can do small orders, make massive profits on these limited runs and keep the operation small. This isn’t about playing games anymore.
Yeah been hearing people talking about that. Seems rather ridiculous. Why is the taxes so high, is it something Analogue did to jack it up or is it just lame government crap?
@@Madlittlepixel €105 [21%] is just the normal US to EU import tax, but the rest €125 is just labeled as "Other Taxes". so I really don't know atm what they mean with Other Taxes.
The cart slot sucks especially after they made a point in their marketing of saying it would be improved. Still, I bought mine because I don’t have a NES (high-def or otherwise) and wanted both HDMI and analog output options. Also I will be playing mostly using a ED N8 Pro Fami cart so as long as that slot is good then I’m still happy with my purchase.
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Oof, "Floppy Slot" sounds like something my mom would've called any girl I brought home that she didn't like, lmao
Lol
RichRetro
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Hahahahahahm. Same here. ;)
Sloppy slot
Sloppy flot
For a $500 system, I really expected a better cartridge slot. Thanks for your honest review.
For that much, it better do my laundry too
Even with a perfected cartridge slot, I'm not seeing $500
> $500 for a floppy slot
Sounds like an extremely experienced lady of the night.
I remember hearing about this, I'm not gonna lie. I definitely (wanted) this but I was like nope! I can't spend $500 on an NES!
I went with the AVS and haven't looked back, it's been great for me personally.
I bet they could cut the price in half if they didn't use aluminium :(
I’ve almost bought an AVS more times than I can count lol if Analogue doesn’t drop a 200 dollar nes in the next year I think I’m gonna go for it.
@@shawnortiz374 I highly recommend the AVS.
I’ve got both and I have to say I stopped using the AVS because of how difficult it is to get carts out - I’m scared I’ll break a rare. Much prefer NT mini for that alone.
@@vallaurianv6024 the NT mini is a superior product to the AVS anyway.
It’s very nice, but I’m more than happy with my RetroUSB AVS.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu And what is the issue? You can just sell this and get an AVS.
Although i don't see why you would be unhappy having this. It has a lot more choices and things you can do compared to the AVS.
“Paying 500 dollars.. and getting something that.. has a floppy slot?!? I don’t know many who would be willing to accept that”
😂
Nintendo fanboys. They're used to paying for overpriced stuff.
@@poncho828 I’m a fanboy and wouldn’t pay that price
I’ve ordered one of these well cause I’m crazy and I love the NES, but I have a retroUSB AVS, while it has less features to tinker with, it’ still displays NES games amazingly crisp and colourful on a big HD tv and all games have played flawlessly for me. So if you missed out on this, get an AVS is does the job just as well for under half the price.
I know how ya feel, man... my ex-wife had a floppy slot.
Maybe she should have blown on the connector before put it in the slot 🤣
Haha, oh my gods! You have to stop saying, "Floppy Slot." 🤣 I'm dying. 😂
They should have remolded the NES slot to have the protruding bump of the one on the top-loader, which was designed that way specifically to prevent wobble. I'll stick to my viletim NESRGB frontloader.
Sick, I haven’t got my shipping notification yet but I’m sure it’ll be before the end of the week
I usually find blowing it before putting it in the slot helps to overide most of the floppiness 🤣
If you're looking for an FPGA solution for the NES, the RetroUSB AVS is the smarter choice. I've had mine for about a year now, it's an excellent NES experience at a reasonable price. I have the EverDrive N8 and 8bitdo's 2.4 ghz NES controller, I don't even bother with emulators anymore since I bought this combo.
My NES with an RGB Mod + OSSC looks just about as good. I'll stick with my real hardware 👍
I have both, and I prefer my modded famicom. Tbf i got mine for the jailbreak, but really not happy with the cart slots.... glad I wasnt planning on using it for nes, lol
Yeah, I definitely wouldn't be okay with the floppy slot at $500. It makes it worse that they specified it was now "perfected". Yuck.
Would LOVE one, but hard to swallow the price, and frankly I've sold my Analogue systems in favor of the MiSTer. Their business practices as of late have been disappointing. Especially the way they handled the Pocket pre-orders.
Glad you finally got yours, though, and hope you enjoy it. Good video, as always.
Honestly I'm happy with the MiSTer, cheaper, shoved it into an arcade stick, plays every system I want.
Analogue systems are pretty, but the cost and that shipping!
MLP has the best floppy slot around.
Love your channel man.
@Madlittlepixel I would be bothered about that cart slot as well. I’m surprised they didn’t add a bezel around it to balance the cart out when inserted so they don’t wobble. Otherwise that is a stellar machine.
If you are gonna drop $500 on a sweet thing like this, you want to make sure that slot is TIGHT!
Based
@@perpetualcollapse based on what?
@@jameskosusnik1102 lol based is a slang word like "tight" or "dope"
@@maxximumafrikagaming4007 ik ik, its a joke to say after someone says based
It’s $500 because you can change the font colour. That’s value. The floppy slot comes for free.
"It's not a bug, it's a feature"
I got mine and I love it! Cartridge slot doesn’t bother me. Just put the game in and play it. Don’t wiggle it around. I can understand though if you start losing saves and other wonky stuff starts happening that can be a bummer. But it’s more options to play NES, and more options is good for everybody!
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bippity boppity give me the floppy
Wtf, Ordered this back in February and still haven’t received a shipping confirmation or email. Getting really fed up with this company now.
You have to email them...
They didn't sent crap to me until I complained about it, then they respond.
When I asked in May where my system was, they told me it's pushed back to Nov and used covid as the excuse. Then halfway through November nothing until I sent another email. The next day, I get a shipping confirmation.
love your videos bro, very informative, you definitely know your stuff with retro gaming, I just managed to secure a super nt and nt mini noir v2, cannot wait to get them!
I thought about getting this, but I also only have 6 NES games, so it was an easy pass for me 😅
Yea, thats why you “passed”........
@@MrPotteeMouf 👀 damn you must have nothing going on to try and leave some negative douche feedback 😂
Flash cart man
That’s nice and now u can’t buy it cause it was one last run.
I don't let it bother me one bit. Super pleased with my nt mini. Thanks for the review.
Man I wanted one of these but sold out when I went to buy it. I’m hoping I can score the “Duo” when it launches.
The Noir was on sale for weeks, after the initial pre orders closed they reopened them again for a couple of weeks. They honestly weren’t difficult to get hold of. They didn’t sell out in nanoseconds like the Pocket.
@@TheBroz I was notified when they went up, and when I went to order they were sold out. I also was never notified that they got more stock in. I also missed out on the pocket.
Madel Pixel and “Floppy Seconds” with NT Noir, damn that slot!
Needs to be said that if everyone KEEPS giving Analogue money...well you know.
I have both the Mega SG and the Super NT and they are two of the best products I’ve ever bought since I started playing video games. I don’t have an NT Mini and the cartridge slot certainly seems to be an issue... but I can’t think of any other issues with their products in the past like this. The only instance that comes to mind is when they found a potential issue with their Mega SG GG cart adapters and sent every single person a new one for free. Hard to complain about that
Analogue has stated multiple times. The NES slot is made to accommodate all the bootleg NES carts. That’s why it has wiggle room to keep form damaging the carts. I prefer just rocking Famicom carts and have my NES library rom copied (jail broke) on my nt mini noir.
Actually it doesn't exist. Every time I've tried to buy anything from Analogue they've been permanently sold out. I don't think that they actually sell anything.
I order mine months ago and barely got it in the mail this last weekend.
Lol
Mine is coming soon, it was shipped on the 21st and will get here on the 28th, supposedly.
U should give it to me
“Laughs in AVS”
I really want one, however I'll just buy a RetroUSB AVS.
It looks beautiful, the picture, the system, but for 500 bucks that cartridge slot should have been perfect, I wouldn’t keep it like that not for 500 bucks.
That cartridge slot is a huge deal. The chance of losing saves due to it is absolutely not acceptable. Comes to something when a cheap Hyperkin clone does a better job in that particular way.
As an NES machine it just wouldn't be worth the money anyway though. The RetroUSB AVS is a really nice system that is a great price and is still getting updates. The cartridge slot is really good on it as well. For NES graphics 720p Vs 1080p will make little diffence and most of the settings missing don't matter in the slightest.
I'm pleased a didn't buy the Noir.
I would have said it's worth it for being jailbroken but the Mister is a thing.
The cart slot on the AVS is a death grip though. The floppy slot Ron speaks of is because there's some unlicensed and modern carts that won't fit otherwise. If the slot was more snug then people would complain about that as well. I have the V1 Nt mini, Noir and an AVS, it's really not an issue at all for me. 1080p looks significantly better on a 1080p TV than 720p. If you have a 4k tv and a good scaling solution then the 720p may look comparable at that point. But on a 1080p there's no comparison.
@@nyastclair8174 My AVS doesn't have a death grip at all. It's just about perfect. It's a secure fit but nothing mad. Having the cart moving like Ron has pointed out is a huge deal and the slot should be designed for original carts like cheap unlicensed carts.
I'm sure 1080p is an improvement over 720p but it's not by very much especially with a good TV that upscales 720p well.
Love your vids bro. Mine arrived and your video was live like 29min later. Speedy!
I dunno man, I love NES but for the money I think I'd rather have a PS5
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@Markus Müller true why spend money on this when the mister is way better.
The original NT Mini had the floppy slot issue as well. It's ashamed it hasn't been fixed. The original non-fpga Analogue NT didn't have this issue.
emailed customer services today,my preorder is coming in a week or so.have gave them some money this year.preordered the pocket aswell and no doubt the duo next year.definitely getting the hu card adapter for the pocket.that will be quality.
I was initially interested in this, but I'm glad I missed out on this one. That floppy cart slot is unacceptable on a premium device. Also kinda weird that the power button is on the back. I'll stick with my AVS with the power button on top.
IKR? $500 bucks and the catridge slot is so wobbly. Totally unacceptable coming from Analogue.
You can turn on the Nt mini with the controller. The slot is floppy because it's meant to fit every unlicensed and modern released games. I've never had an issue losing saves. Just make sure the cart is clean and completely plugged in and don't let a toddler play with the console itself. The games will work perfectly every time.
I hope mine gets shipped soon. Totally worth it
Floppy slots sound like some of my X'es Hahaha
I dont see the point. I can do this on a pi, with so many systems and games .... why?
Meh, I'll stick to using jnes and everdrive. If I were interested, that loose cartridge would scare me off.
the cartridge is only being held in one axis. Thats fine.
Just look at a PC with PCI-E cards....if you dont screw these down, they also wobble around.
But the case of the nt mini is not as high as a PC case is wide.
So there is no problem....just misunderstanding what has improved.
Thats the contacts of the slot itself.
I used my stimulus money to buy this... Which was the Silver one. I guess the original?? And the cartridge slot is what annoyed me. But i dont seem to have that issue with the Famicom Slot... It may be a pain in the but to get NES carts to work several tries but when it runs it looks beautiful... Some bass to it too like WOW!! I see myself playing famicom carts more honestly. Like i love the Castlevania 3 Famicom version i own it and never looked back!! The audio is WAY better than the US copy...
I’m still waiting for mine to be shipped. I’m in Canada so I guess there shipping mine last. Lol
same. i'm in the US however.
Me too, Canada purchase and still yet to receive any notification.
@@gamersview8 makes me feel a little better knowing I’m not alone. Lol
You guys buying this nes for 500 dollars..?? can you share some reasons for spending such amounts to low end 8 bit console
@@rockykhan6338 i have a lot of nes/famicom games and this is by far the best way to play them on a modern tv
Yeah, no one likes a floppy slot. No one.
I have the AVS I'm perfectly happy with it, only thing I wish it could do was be jailbroken like the Analogue systems so I wouldn't need to buy a flashcart. But overall I think it's an amazing system. It also looks like an NES to me, even if it's slightly different. So while some may think it looks a little ugly, I like the look.
As for this? I never dug the design of it, it just doesn't look like a game console meant for the NES. But I'm sure it's even more amazing than the AVS...$300 more? Not a chance. I could get two AVS's and share the fun with someone else! lol I do wish they'd come out with a plastic version that's around the same price point as their other systems though. I might be more willing to try it out. But as is, this just isn't worth that ridiculous price tag.
I have the original NT mini. I can confirm the floppy nes slot and it you slightly touch the cartridge while it’s on the game will crash. I ordered the noir solely because of the “perfected nes slot”. Disappointed to see it’s still floppy, but if the pins remain in contact and the game doesn’t crash due to the slightest movement I guess that’s an improvement.
Sorry to tell you the Noir has the exact same issue. Barley touch it and it crashes. I have a hard time getting it to read games that work perfectly fine in a real NES with clean pins. I have to use Game Genie to make games work because the PCB is really thick. Game Genie is the only way I can get a stable connection. It wiped my 20 year old Dragon Warrior saves because the connection was so poor.
I got a shipping email and this thing is on the way to me after 10 months. I then get a text message 2 hours later saying I need to pay £200 import fees to ship this thing to the UK. I bought all other analogue consoles (except the pocket lol) and was expecting import fees but this seems excessive. So I spent $500 on the console, $50 on shipping, $270 on import fees. $820 for a NES. I’m going to have to Chuck this thing on eBay to try and get some of my money back on this thing after waiting a year for it. Awesome.
Wow that is ridiculous. Why is the fees so high? Over 50% of the value of the item just doesn't seem rite, I've no clue how those things work for the UK but that sounds like you are being robbed. I don't blame you for wanting to post for sale to recoup your money, that's nuts.
Can’t even hold this baby in my hands when I get it, have to keep it sealed. Guess I’ll watch your unboxing video again lmfao.
Ok signed up to twitter to find out what is going on and apparently everyone from Europe is getting charged the exact same amount. I don’t know why people rate these products so much. I only buy them because I can’t be bothered setting up a mister, guess it’s time to jump on that wagon.
Pretty sure the point of the x ray is to basically know exactly where the edge of picture is on the screen. Helps when making custom scaling so you know the absolute limit of the pixels.
No cigar. Glad I passed this up.
If the cart slot was tight it would be a yes.
Yea youre “glad” huh....thats another way of saying “i missed out during the pre orders”
I had plenty of time to order it. I backed out while starting the preorder because 500$ was too much. I have an AVS, Super NT, and Mega SG. Life is good. I signed that petition mostly so other peeps could get it.
@@MrPotteeMouf Doesn't matter there's loads on ebay for 500 + p&p @ buy it now or best offer.
Nobody wants one because it's now in direct competition with the PS5 everyone would rather have that instead
What a BEAUTIFUL design.
With prices into account, do you guys think doing an RGB mod for my NES (with my upscaler) or going with the Retrousb AVS is the smarter move? The AVS has a Famicom slot but getting an adapter isn't a big deal. Just not quite sure which I'd prefer.
I never understand why people want to add scan lines to a digital signal. If you want them play on OG hardware and a CRT
I personally think scanlines look bad on a digital display, doesn't make me feel like I am playing on any CRT I had back in the day. And if I play these games on the little CRT that I currently have they don't look anything like these games do with a scanlines filter. But meh.. whatever people wanna do.
Got mine today too
How much does a floppy slot really matter though? Unless you have a toddler who keeps playing with it while it’s on. I’ve never had an issue on my ol Nt mini. Just beautiful looking Nes games :D
Ok deleted my last comment as I have been messing with this thing alot more. Another issue I have found other than the floppy nes cart syndrome is loose controller ports.Don't know if you have the same issues but the ports on mine are way too loose. My original controllers slide in and out way too easily. It seems the ports don't hold the controllers in firm enough. This so far has only happened with a few original controllers I've had but not the wireless controller dongle.
About the cartridge slot: A metal cartridge slot makes zero sense for soft plastic cartridges. In my opinion it was smart of analogue to allow more space so you don’t scrape your carts. Inevitably, It’ll make even more sense do you just have a plastic console. I currently own the Noir and the AVS. If I had to choose, even if they cost the same, I’d stick with the AVS. It’s just a better fit for real life.
They stated the reason for the way this slot is was for different sized carts... What carts have that much of a variance in thickness to an original licensed cart?
@@Madlittlepixel I know of none. But I remember the "scandal" of the original NTs with carts that were scraped and peeled. Analogue had to send plastic cart slot liners to anyone requesting them. A loosey-goosey cart slot (that will barely be used, let's face it) is a better look than a cheese grater for collectors.
Cnc aluminum cases like this are very expensive to produce. They could easily drop the price $200 by switching to injection moulding. If they kept the design simpler and made it just hdmi this could easily be a $200 console.
I sure love me some crispy pixels
@9:20 I like them crispy ass pixels!
Paid over a $1000 for mine and still waiting for it to arrive. This stuff with the cart wobbling is a bit worrying!
Awesome review Ron!
What’s the difference between this and nt mini v1
This makes no sense to me, why pay so much for mini NT when I can get an AVS and a Mega SG with money left over for games.
well for starters the nt mini jailbreak has the same genesis core as the mega sg, so you're getting both anyways (plus a tons of other systems). And by the time you buy an AVS and a mega sg you won't have much money left for games anyways
@@MrSuperlollo I mean I get it. To be fair I'm not down with jailbreaking also $130 is plenty for retro games unless too u want cib.
@@bones2323232323 well you also have to add shipping for both, but yeah you can buy some loose carts for 100$
@@MrSuperlollo Super NT was $500 (now closer to $1000) minus shipping, no games. I feel like the value in the Mega SG (still available for $190) and the AVS (still available for $185) goes with out saying. I get if you have the duckets and want a barely noticeable quality upgrade for, at the time, 2.5x the price. Sure.
@@bones2323232323 well tbh for 499 + 1 shipping fee you get nes, genesis, all the other cores with both hdmi and analog outputs.
Avs and mega sg are 375 and 2 shipping fees and you only get hdmi out. Sure you can get analog out with 99$ for the mega sg but the avs will only be hdmi. And you get 1080p vs 720p and tons more customization options.
I get it, it’s expensive and it’s not for everyone, but it still looks like a good deal to me if you want to play nes and genesis. Obviously talking about msrp, not scalper prices
This is really a luxury console, pretty odd they overlooked the floppy slot. I get everything I need out of an rgb modded famicom turbo twin and an everdrive. Best value at this point is probably running a Mister setup. Same compatability and features and community supported.
Mine should be arriving today.
But unlike a PS5, at least I was able to buy one today - and as of now they’re still in stock.
I own The Genesis and SNES Analogue and I can't understand why they don't just make a plastic NES version. This aluminum CNC machine routed thing is unnecessary. Maybe they will make it sometime.
My super nt is floppy too. I have to put paper in the slot if i dont want my games to freeze if i breath on it. Sometimes i just use the retron hd 2 cause i have a cat. One time it fell on the floor and donky kong country was still playing.
i got a avs n i am very plzed..i seen a guy on analogues Facebook page state that u cant tell the diffrence between 720p avs n the 1080p nt mini ..u need too do a avs vs nt mini comparsion..
I wish my mega sg could run more cores too :(
Just got my delivery email from fedex on my preorder .import tax into the uk £202! FFS! $270. thats daylight robbery
Great video can I ask what the speedboat game is at 13:19
Cobra Triangle
Originally costs as much as a PS5.
But even less available and selling for even more by the scalpers on eBay.
mine still hasn't come yet. says online it hasn't even shipped. i wonder if they're doing these in batches.
Cost the same but at the moment there are more games on it than the PS5 without BC.
PS5 looks like an open laptop got intimate with a shoehorn lol
BTW I believe CopyNES Mini isn’t working yet. I’ve brought it up to Smoke Monster and hopefully he passes it along to the programmer (whoever that is 😬). Hopefully it’s just the instructions that are off and we don’t have to wait till they patch the Jailbreak software
It would be cheaper to just buy a regular nes lol
I wish Analogue would just get their act together and start doing open preorders, and bring back stock for the super NT. I got the Mega SG and I love it, but I would never buy their NT Mini with the RetroUSB AVS being a thing. Since its FPGA based and does the job for much less. If I had payed the price they wanted for this, I would expect them to be fixing that NES cartridge slot. That is not acceptable for the price.
Would love to have one but yeah that might be too much to pay for a floppy slot.
Yoooooooooo i had one on PO and I pulled back too much for it!! I hav the snes / sega ones and they are dope 200 I can do but 500 naaaaa too much ! I also hav the avs nes it’s really good I will jus use that!! ✌🏻
it is $700+ now on ebay
Unacceptable price when there's so many options not to mention I'm not a fan of the artificial scarcity and eBay scalping this company promotes. FPGA can be had for much less than these guys sell the nt for via MiStEr or even a base de10 nano with no other add-ons is only 130 bucks. The NT is totally a Niche product for collectors tryinna flex their wallets.
How would you compare it to the retrousb?
If they released a "normal" NES FPGA clone, I'd go all in. I already have an AVS, but the extras when the system is jailbroken would be worth it. But $500 for a shell that doesn't do anything important and a bunch of output options I'll never use doesn't seem like something I'm interested in.
Keep slappin' that like button around and the cartridge slot won't be the only thing floppy.
Yeah, when I open mine I was like "why did they send me the wrong color?"
Great video, thanks MLP! Does anyone know if the Everdrive N8 Pro Famicom will work in the Analogue NT Mini Noir?
Yes it will, no problem whatsoever
Floppy cartridge slot is unacceptable for a product that is this extensive!
The original Nt Mini has the same wobble. It's annoying to see in a premium product, but it's never been an issue for me. If I was playing more with original carts and that wobble corrupted my saves even once then I'd probably be pretty upset.
^^I have both the Noir and the original NT Mini ,I disagree with your statement on the “wobble “for the original..The original Mini has a “death grip “cart slot for the NTSC cart slot ..
@@nesking3115 I have both as well. Your carts don't wobble back and fourth in the original Nt Mini? Or do you just mean that moving the cart back and fourth doesn't cause disruptions like on the Noir?
I have no idea what would compel someone to spend $500 on this. The echo chamber Analogue fans are in is incredible. Props to the company for figuring out how to get these people’s money.
@Markus Müller you know this isn’t the only FPGA in town?
@Markus Müller - triggered
They are going for the limited run market that's what triggers people to purchase impulsively
@@WWammyy I think that’s the reality here. Every single one of these device’s availability is absurdly constrained. Analogue can do small orders, make massive profits on these limited runs and keep the operation small. This isn’t about playing games anymore.
We finally got a new firmware v1.3!! I can play Battletoads now!!
Consider yourself Lucky, I as a European had to pay €230 that's $274 on import taxes so that makes it a $774 system for mee lol
Yeah been hearing people talking about that. Seems rather ridiculous. Why is the taxes so high, is it something Analogue did to jack it up or is it just lame government crap?
@@Madlittlepixel €105 [21%] is just the normal US to EU import tax, but the rest €125 is just labeled as "Other Taxes". so I really don't know atm what they mean with Other Taxes.
@@Lord0Link ... that's a bs cost, no way that should be paid.
The cart slot sucks especially after they made a point in their marketing of saying it would be improved. Still, I bought mine because I don’t have a NES (high-def or otherwise) and wanted both HDMI and analog output options. Also I will be playing mostly using a ED N8 Pro Fami cart so as long as that slot is good then I’m still happy with my purchase.